List of Famous people born on January 29th

Shichirō Fukazawa was a Japanese author and guitarist whose 1960 short story Fūryū mutan caused a nationwide uproar and led to an attempt by an ultranationalist to assassinate the president of the magazine that published it.

Liu Chunhong is a Chinese weightlifter.

Liu Zhijun is a former Chinese politician who served as Minister of Railway. Liu was a peasant's son who left school in his teens to take a job as a low-level bureaucrat in the Railway Ministry. He rose rapidly within the Ministry, eventually heading several regional railway departments and serving as vice-minister before being promoted to the head of the Railway Ministry in 2003.

Saif Al Hashan is a Kuwaiti professional footballer who for the Kuwait national football team.

Emperor Shizong of Liao, personal name Wuyu, sinicised name Yelü Ruan, was the third emperor of the Khitan-led Liao dynasty. He was the son of Yelü Bei, the eldest son of Abaoji, the founder of the Liao dynasty. He came to power in 947 after the death of his uncle, Emperor Taizong, who raised him in his father's absence.

Vukan Savićević is a Montenegrin footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Samsunspor.